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Fieldstone surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fieldstone surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fieldstone sea temperature is
7.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Fieldstone today?
The current surf forecast for Fieldstone at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fieldstone. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 271 | 628 | 1348 | 850 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:03PM 2.80 | 9:08AM 3.18 | 9:47PM 2.85 | 9:50AM 3.24 | 10:29PM 2.89 | 10:30AM 3.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:55AM 0.98 | 3:37PM 0.64 | 3:38AM 0.95 | 4:18PM 0.57 | 4:19AM 0.91 | 4:59PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:12 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
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